November 15, 2017

I Will Help You

I wonder how many times I have said those words to each of our eight children through the years. Too many to count, I suppose.

Walking beside my dear hubby, I often feel him reach out and take me by the hand. I instantly feel loved, cherished, protected... his hand attached to mine. Bliss.

This has been an interesting week for me. Ups and downs and tears and changes... a moment of excitement followed by a moment of anxiety... as I step onto the road of overcoming a long-time battle with under-eating and over-exercising.

But I have no need to fear. God is holding my hand. {smile} And I trust Him.

"For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’" Isaiah 41:13 (WEB)

We've got this.

Wishing you peace, friends.

I use the World English Bible (WEB) for my word pictures because it is a version in the Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked. More information can be viewed here. And I write about my plant-based fitness journey including my newly begun ed recovery journey on my other blog... Run Hoop Julie.

Every holiday season for as long as I can remember, we have purchased a gingerbread house kit and extra candy and spent some family time ...

Hello, I'm Julie ~

Kevin's happy wifey for almost thirty years, mama of eight blessings, born-again disciple of Jesus, joy-filled homeMaker, gentle homesteader on our twenty-acre mountainside farm, long-time homeschooler, skirt-wearing and head covering Christian, body positive fitness enthusiast and hoopdancer, crafter and maker of lots of things. Lover of words and wildflowers, goats and coffee and yarn. So thankful I am for our big family's happy-busy, frugal, debt-free, homemade lifestyle and that I am blessed to be a stay-at-homestead mama, helping my dear hubby and blissfully enjoying a creative and authentic simple life while abiding in the sunshine of Christ's love. God is so good! It brings me great joy to share snippets of it all on my three blogs when I can find a quiet(ish) moment.

simple snippets

It is unanimous. When asked to name their favorite part of the festivities of the weekend, each of the children (without hesitation) said the same thing... decorating together and then eating the *entire* candy-covered gingerbread house for a sweet snack later that same day. A new tradition (the same-day eating of our gingerbread creativity!) is born, I think!

encouraging words

"and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing."

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